Klarinet Archive - Posting 000504.txt from 2006/03

From: Audrey Travis <clr91nt@-----.ca>
Subj: Re: [kl] editorial comments
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:56:15 -0500

Tom
I have two questions:

1) who won the Philly post?

2) somehow I missed the discussion or comment about Morrie and LeBlanc
-What was that all about?

You can reply directly to me if you'd prefer to.

Audrey in Vancouver (and a happy Backun products user)
On 25-Mar-06, at 12:45 PM, Tski1128@-----.com wrote:

> I believe the new bass clarinetist with Philly uses Backun products on=20=

> his
> bass. I myself have noticed a very anti-Backun tenor to this board. I=20=

> wonder
> why this is. It seems like you use his products or you think no one =20=

> should.
> and by You I mean the collective US.
> I have purchased and tried ( and I mean really tried) products=20
> produced by
> other members on this list. When I thought they were good, I would=20=

> recommend
> that someone try them. If they didn't I never posted anything that=20
> said they
> were, no good, or that they sucked. I've seen people pick up=20
> equipment that
> I wouldn't care to play and sound awesome on it. So was the=20
> equipment bad?
> or did it just not suit my style of playing?
>
> I think it's a shame that my initial post, where I posted something=20
> that was
> actual news worthy fact about Morrie Backun heading LeBlanc, was =20
> closed. I
> don't understand why actual discussion needs to be censored. Maybe=20=

> we need a
> list of what things are appropriate to say on this list and what=20
> aren't.
> Maybe a complete list of Clarinet =93Sacred Cows=94 needs to be =
compiled.=20
> I'll
> volunteer for that project. But rest assured, if any one decides to=20=

> make the =93
> ultimate=94 clarinet, no one will pry your r13 from you're cold dead=20=

> fingers!
> If someone makes it you don't have to buy one, you don't have to=20
> comment on
> it, you don't have to do jack****! You can keep playing whatever=20
> mouthpiece,
> barrel, bell and vintage R13 you want. No one will care. I will=20
> close with
> this, If I go out and buy a pair of $200 air jordans, this white boy=20=

> still
> won't be able to jump!
>

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